Russian / New sounds
Шш
The letter “ша”
/sh/
Ш ш sounds like sh, as in "shut". A flat-bottomed W, or a small three-tine comb.
Where is Ш on the keyboard?
On Russian Phonetic, ш is on the key QWERTY prints as "w", left ring finger. On ЙЦУКЕН it is on the key QWERTY prints as "i", right middle finger. Two different physical keys for one letter, which is why moving between the two layouts is its own skill rather than a detail.
Russian Phonetic
Ё
!1
"2
№3
;4
%5
:6
?7
*8
(9
)0
_-
+=
⌫
Tab
Я
Ш
Е
Р
Т
Ы
У
И
О
П
Ч
Щ
Ъ
Caps
А
С
Д
Ф
Г
Х
Й
К
Л
Ь
Э
⏎
Shift
З
Ж
Ц
В
Б
Н
М
<,
>.
Ю
Shift
Ctrl
⌘
Alt
Alt
⌘
≡
Ctrl
Russian (ЙЦУКЕН)
Ё
!1
"2
№3
;4
%5
:6
?7
*8
(9
)0
_-
+=
⌫
Tab
Й
Ц
У
К
Е
Н
Г
Ш
Щ
З
Х
Ъ
/\
Caps
Ф
Ы
В
А
П
Р
О
Л
Д
Ж
Э
⏎
Shift
Я
Ч
С
М
И
Т
Ь
Б
Ю
,.
Shift
Ctrl
⌘
Alt
Alt
⌘
≡
Ctrl
Words that use Ш ш
- хорошо/khorosho/well, good
- наш/nash/our
- машина/mashina/car